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Autore |
Gorman Hugh S (Hugh Scott), <1957-> |
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Titolo |
The story of N : a social history of the nitrogen cycle and the challenge of sustainability / / Hugh S. Gorman |
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2013 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nitrogen - Environmental aspects |
Nitrogen cycle |
Sustainable development |
Nature - Effect of human beings on |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-233) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- PART I. The Knowledge of Nature -- PART II. Learning to Bypass an Ecological Limit -- PART III. Learning to Establish Human-Defined Limits -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In The Story of N, Hugh S. Gorman analyzes the notion of sustainability from a fresh perspective-the integration of human activities with the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen-and provides a supportive alternative to studying sustainability through the lens of climate change and the cycling of carbon. It is the first book to examine the social processes by which industrial societies learned to bypass a fundamental ecological limit and, later, began addressing the resulting concerns by establishing limits of their own. The book is organized into three parts. Part I, "The Knowledge of Nature," explores the emergence of the nitrogen cycle before humans arrived on the scene and the changes that occurred as stationary agricultural societies took root. Part II, "Learning to Bypass an Ecological Limit," examines the role of science and market capitalism in accelerating the pace of innovation, eventually allowing humans to bypass the activity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Part III, "Learning to Establish Human-Defined Limits," covers |
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